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  • The New Minister Was Asked To Teach A Boys' Class ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,185 views

    The new minister was asked to teach a boys’ class in the absence of the regular teacher. He decided to see what they knew, so he asked who knocked down the walls of Jericho. All the boys denied having done it, and the preacher was appalled by their ignorance. At the next deacons’ meeting he told ...read more

  • Egg Cartons  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,772 views

    Egg Cartons A PREACHER found a shoe box in his closet. When he Opened it he found some strange contents. Inside was an egg carton with 5 eggs inside. Next to the eggs was a stack of bills that totaled over 10,000 dollars. As soon as his wife walked thru the door he stopped her to ask if she knew ...read more

  • I Remember Years Ago, When I Was The Pastor In ...

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Oct 8, 2010
     | 848 views

    I remember years ago, when I was the pastor in another city, we had a man in our church that worked in a local processing plant. His name was Doug. One day, a new guy – a fellow by the name of Mike – showed up to work there, and Doug got acquainted with him and invited him to come to our ...read more

  • If I Had But One Sermon To Hear

    Contributed by David Parks on Jun 16, 2021
     | 1,970 views

    IF I HAD BUT ONE SERMON TO HEAR In 1906 Charles Reynolds Brown was preaching in the San Francisco Bay area of California. That spring, on the Sunday generally designated as Easter, he and the other preachers of the region spoke to full houses. Years later, he mentioned that particular Sunday in his ...read more

  • There Was A Man Many Years Ago Named ...  PRO

    Contributed by Larry Jacobs on Jul 31, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,889 views

    ILLUS: There was a man many years ago named Henry Ward Beecher. He was a prominent preacher here in America. He was invited on an occasion to attend a meeting of an atheist club where the noted agnostic Robert Ingersol was speaking. So Mr. Beecher, the preacher, accepted the invitation. ...read more

  • Whose Boy Are You?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 25, 2002
    based on 41 ratings
     | 9,828 views

    WHOSE BOY ARE YOU? One of the great preachers of our time is Dr. Fred Craddock. Craddock tells a story about vacationing with his wife one summer in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. One night they found a quiet little restaurant, where they looked forward to a private meal. While they were waiting for ...read more

  • A Seminary Professor Was Vacationing With His ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bob Soulliere on Nov 2, 2006
    based on 9 ratings
     | 7,882 views

    A seminary professor was vacationing with his wife in Gatlinburg, TN. One morning, they were eating breakfast at a little restaurant, hoping to enjoy a quiet, family meal. While they were waiting for their food, they noticed a distinguished looking, white-haired man moving from table to table, ...read more

  • Who's Your Daddy?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 5, 2010
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,897 views

    WHO'S YOUR DADDY? "A seminary professor was vacationing with his wife in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. One morning they were eating breakfast in a little restaurant, hoping to enjoy a quiet, family meal. While waiting for their food, they noticed a distinguished looking, white haired man moving from ...read more

  • Our Founding Fathers Believed Very Strongly In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,300 views

    Our founding fathers believed very strongly in God’s presence. When our earliest universities began, most of them were founded to train Christian preachers. * When Harvard was established in 1636, their statement of purpose said, “Every student’s main aim is to know Jesus Christ, & to recognize ...read more

  • How To Evangelize Jehovah's ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 7, 2010
     | 3,979 views

    How to Evangelize Jehovah’s Witnesses David Reed has much experience to draw from when teaching Christians to evangelize Jehovah’s Witnesses. He was a preacher and elder there for many years. Now his book, Jehovah’s Witnesses Answered Verse by Verse is in its 32nd printing and has sold more than ...read more

  • God Does Not Save Us By Knowledge, But By Faith. ...

    Contributed by Timothy Mills on Sep 18, 2006
     | 1,154 views

    God does not save us by knowledge, but by faith. A minimum knowledge is necessary, however. Rom 10:14 “How then will they call on Him in whom they have not believed? How will they believe in Him ...read more

  • A Husband Stayed Home While His Wife Went To ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Mar 7, 2012
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,698 views

    A husband stayed home while his wife went to church. When she got back he asked her what the preacher preached about. ...read more

  • Walter Payton Played 13 Seasons Of Football For ...

    Contributed by John Shearhart on Jul 1, 2006
     | 1,611 views

    Walter Payton played 13 seasons of football for the Chicago Bears. His weight-training regimen in the off-season became legendary. Besides lifting, his daily routine included runs along the obstacles near the Pearl River in Mississippi. He ran through "The Sand" (65 yards ...read more

  • Tame The Tongue  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 31, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 7,461 views

    TAME THE TONGUE Employed by the human-development center of a corporation in the Midwest, a young woman was training the employees in proper dress codes and etiquette. One day as she was stepping onto the elevator, a man casually dressed in jeans and a golf shirt got on with her. Thinking of her ...read more

  • The More The Better

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Jul 8, 2009
     | 1,976 views

    THE MORE THE BETTER When it comes to exercise and fitness, the more you work out, the better it feels, and the more you want to work out. Sports teams practice for hours a day to prepare for a game. How much more should Christians do spiritual training for eternal matters? How many ...read more

  • Bruce Wilkinson Has Written An Excellent Little ...  PRO

    Contributed by Tony Miano on Mar 10, 2001
    based on 156 ratings
     | 5,439 views

    Bruce Wilkinson has written an excellent little book called The Prayer of Jabez. In the book, Wilkinson explains the reluctance believers have toward having a greater influence for Christ in their world. He explains this reluctance by using two mathematic equations. The first equation ...read more

  • These ...

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Apr 30, 2010
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    “These Hands” A young man and a young woman were engaged to be married and were looking forward to a near wedding day when the young man was suddenly called to serve his country. From the field of warfare letters regularly came and went and love shone brightly in all of them. The letters from ...read more

  • Running With A Stopwatch

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 15, 2012
     | 4,118 views

    RUNNING WITH A STOPWATCH Long-distance runner Paavo Nurmi of Finland was an Olympic champion, winning twelve medals (nine of them gold) in the 1920, 1924, and 1928 Games. Nurmi was famous not only for his achievements, but also for running with a stopwatch in his hand to check his performance. ...read more

  • He's Forgotten—communion Meditation  PRO

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on May 24, 2002
    based on 15 ratings
     | 5,359 views

    HE’S FORGOTTEN- COMMUNION MEDITATION She was crazy. Everyone knew it because she had the habit of talking to herself in public and it was known that she believed she even talked to Jesus - and Jesus talked back to her. A new preacher came to town and, hearing of the crazy woman, thought that he ...read more

  • Preach The Word  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 3,394 views

    PREACH THE WORD I am greatly diappointed in the preachers of today, With their logic and their ethics, their aristocratic way; With their science and their theories and their new theology, Full of everything but Jesus and His love for you and me. There is plenty in the Bible for preachers of ...read more